Additional Resources
When should my student stay home?
Your child is too ill to go to school if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
- Shortness of breath or wheezing (not controlled with an inhaler if they have asthma)
- A cough that interrupts his/her normal activity or wakes them or other family members at night
- An undiagnosed rash unless cleared by a physician's note
- Drainage from the eye
- Severe sore throat
- Fever-If your child has a temperature of 100° (or higher) in the past 24 hours they cannot attend school. Children are to be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication before returning to school.
- A contagious illness that is treated with antibiotics, such as strep throat or pink eye, and the student has not been taking the antibiotics for a full 24 hours before returning to school.
Community Health Resources
Evidence-based practices recommended by CDC
Position paper from American Academy of Pediatrics
Position paper from National Association of School Nurses
Position paper from American Academy of Pediatrics
Position paper from National Association of School Nurses
Community Health Resources Hotlines
- Always Dial 911 for an Emergency
- Alcohol/Drug Abuse 925-301-8962
- Crisis Line of Fox Valley 630-996-9393
- DCFS 800-25-ABUSE
- Depression Line 800-826-3632
- Domestic Violence (Mutual Ground) 630-897-0080
- Suicide Prevention/LIFELINE 800-273-8255
- Parent Helpline 855-427-2736
- Poison Control Center 800-222-1222
- Sexual Assault (Mutual Ground) 630-897-8383
- Tobacco Quit Line 866-784-8937
- Emergency Shelter - Kendall County PADS 630-553-5073
- All Kids Hotline - 866-ALL-KIDS
- Kendall County Food Pantry 630-553-0473
- Hellmar Lutheran Food Pantry 815-695-5489
Kendall County Resources
